I love the second cake down! And I'm collecting ideas for my sons 2nd birthday so it totally rocks that you posted those.I want to know what they used to get the pirate shaped cake. Where did you find the picture?

22 years ago yesterday my husband and I were married. This is before "Talk like a Pirate day" We had what was for that time an unusual wedding cake, chocolate pound cake, 3 tiers covered in chocolate butter cream roses. Everyone said they loved the cake and had never seen anything like it, including the minister and the wedding photographer. On out 25th wedding anniversary I'm getting a silver pirate cake. Or perhaps a pirate cake whose ship has silver colored sails.

There's definitely something wrong with me. I look at the gorgeous second one and can't help but notice that the pennant is being blown in the opposite direction from the full sails. Interesting wind they've got there....

1. Now I have to go listen to Talking Heads, John.2. I love Pirates Who Don't Do Anything3. I adore, love, love, love the pirate map. AND I'm moving to the same state as Jillian's Cupcakery. (Kind of far away, but it will be worth the drive.) Jillian is some sort of genius. Just sayin.

wv: fiestiva: When you're having a fiestiva, you have an excuse to eat a lot of cake.

"...a carved or engraved article, esp. of whale ivory, whalebone, walrus tusks, or the like, made by whalers as a leisure occupation."Yup. They (whalers, not pirates~although they *could* have done it, too) did it to pass the time on long sojourns; I've seen some in person at a whaling museaum in (I believe)New Bedford, R.I. Beautiful work they did--and they always used black ink, as far as I know.

My husband and son made a pirate ship cake for a boy scout Dad and Lad Cake Bake one year. Needless to say, theirs didn't look anything like these, but it was pretty good for two dudes that don't cook.

These, however, are fantastic. LOVE that black and white one. I'd totally eat that one!

The whaling museum is in New Bedford, MA (trust me, my dad was born there {New Bedford, not the museum...}) and it indeed has a lovely collection of scrimshaw. I recommend it to anyone visiting the area (but especially those with a Moby Dick fixation {let the punning begin!}). With that having been said, I still like the map best. :-)

I made the last cake! My friend submitted this as a total surprise to me, and I can't thank you enough for all the positive compliments. I made this for my friend Ashton's pirate party, and even I was pumped at how it turned out- they showed up a little early, or the rope trim would have been a little neater and on the bottom tier as well, but as my first ever try at a 2 layer cake with a theme, I'm very proud. Thanks again :)

Mass., R.I.--what's the difference?Just kidding! ;)Really-thanks for clearing that up!I suspect that I'm turning a shade or two of senile, lately...but it *was* about forty years ago that I was there.Now: who knows anything about Bedford Falls? (Just a little trivia...)

Hmm. I do love the chest and the map ones. The others aren't working for me. The ships all look wonky to me. The inedible (?) sails may be part of it. That's a major visual element that distracts from the "I want to eat that" factor.

The black and white one is extremely funereal, and gives me the creeps. Well done. But I felt the impending doom of pirates everywhere when I saw it.

The map cake is great... makes me want to go looking for the hidden treasure. I heard this was all done free-hand, takes talent to accomplish that. Kudos to the decorator!!! I bet it was a tasty as it looks.

The Veggie Tales cake made me laugh because this summer I was a counselor at a theatre camp and I was in charge of the little kids. It was pirate week, so they mumbled their way through "The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything" on Friday Stage Day for their parents while I led them along. What a cute, nostalgic piece!

Holly SaidThe whole pirate theme was a great idea. However, i can't think of any occasion to create cakes with ships, treasure chests, and pirates. Unless, it was Halloween. And maybe if I threw a party with a pirate theme. On the other hand, the works required a lot of details. I imagine the skill level to make these cakes were not a beginners. It also must have taken quite some time. Were these your own creation and designs? Are they as sweet as they look. My favorite one is the treasure chest. It looked like the most difficult and time consuming. I wonder if only one person worked on it or if there was any help. Is the inside hallow and were the jewls edible?The treasure chest would be exciting to see in different colors, like pink, or white.

Wow, great post! Love these sweets, esp. the Pirates who don't do anything cake. That ship is awesome!Also great for inspiration because I am making a treasure map cake and pirate themed cupcakes for a 9th birthday next week (my treasure map is going to be way cooler than the one in this post though (brag brag brag, haha)).

I'm having a pirate themed wedding September of 2010 and I'm look for a bakery that WON'T wreck a pirate themed cake. Does anyone know of one? If not, I'm going to have to make one myself because this blog has utterly ruined my trust in professional bakeries... please help and send me an email at relient_raye@hotmail.com

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